Documents in our library describe C-19 (Flintkote) as “refrigerant type coating”.1 They give it as made 1954–1981.2 They put its asbestos content at 20% to 25%.2 It was rated for temperatures up to 250 °F.1 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about C-19 (Flintkote) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (1962)
- Form: “Refrigerant Type Coating”, p. 1311
- Form: “Fibrated Mastic”, p. 1341
- Asbestos content: “Blend of special asphalts, asbestos fibers, pigments and mineral spirits.”, p. 1311
- Temperature limit: “-20 to 250”, p. 1311
- Description: “ASPHALT CUTBACK (Refrigerant Type Coating)”, p. 1311
- Asbestos content: “Special asphalts, asbestos fibers, inert fillers and mineral spirit solvents.”, p. 1341
- Description: “ASPHALT CUTBACK (Fibrated Mastic)”, p. 1341
- Temperature limit: “-20 to 225”, p. 1341
Flintkote's Responses to Plaintiffs' Master Interrogatories and Requests for Admission in the Eastern District of Texas
- Made from: “1954-1975 (ER, NO) 1954-1981 (V) 1954-1981 (CH)”, p. 292
- Made at: “1954-1975 (ER, NO) 1954-1981 (V) 1954-1981 (CH)” (at ER) (the plant: East Rutherford, New Jersey), p. 292
- Made at: “1954-1975 (ER, NO) 1954-1981 (V) 1954-1981 (CH)” (at V) (the plant: Vernon, California), p. 292
- Made at: “1954-1975 (ER, NO) 1954-1981 (V) 1954-1981 (CH)” (at NO) (the plant: New Orleans, Louisiana), p. 292
- Made at: “1954-1975 (ER, NO) 1954-1981 (V) 1954-1981 (CH)” (at CH) (the plant: Chicago Heights, Illinois), p. 292
- Description: “Brush or spray grade asphalt cutback insulation protective coating”, p. 292
- Asbestos content: “20-25%”, p. 292
- Made until: “1954-1975 (ER, NO) 1954-1981 (V) 1954-1981 (CH)”, p. 292
Kind of product
We list C-19 (Flintkote) with insulating cement and coatings, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Trades that worked with products like it: Insulators and Insulation Workers, Boilermakers.
Other insulating cement and coatings by Flintkote (8)
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See also
- Flintkote: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Flintkote on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (October 1, 1962), pp. 131, 134.
- Flintkote's Responses to Plaintiffs' Master Interrogatories and Requests for Admission in the Eastern District of Texas (October 10, 1985), p. 29.
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